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Why the Philippines Is Considered the Weakest Link in the U.S. First Island Chain Policy

Why the Philippines Is Considered the Weakest Link in the U.S. First Island Chain Policy “What happens when the key gatekeeper in the Pacific can’t keep the gate?” That question haunts U.S. strategic planners as they map the First Island Chain, a critical arc of islands and maritime chokepoints stretching from Japan, through Taiwan and…

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How the U.S. Uses First Island Chain Strategy to Deter China in the Indo Pacific

Pentagon’s Silent Signal: The First Island Chain Strategy

Pentagon’s Silent Signal: The First Island Chain Strategy What if the most important move the Pentagon is making in the Indo-Pacific is the one it is not loudly announcing? In recent months, headlines have fixated on carrier deployments, missile tests, and sharp diplomatic exchanges around Taiwan but beneath the noise, a quieter strategy is tightening…

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